Gov. Greg Abbott’s Pick For Top Texas Election Post Worked With Trump To Fight...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday appointed John Scott — a Fort Worth attorney who briefly represented former President Donald Trump in a lawsuit challenging...
Flooding from Summer Thunderstorm Closes Texas Capitol
Videos posted to social media Sunday showed water pouring into sections of the Texas Capitol as a major rainstorm descended on Austin. Visitors were...
Kids In Foster Care Who’d Been Victims Of Sex Trafficking Endured Fresh Abuse At...
Employees of a Texas-contracted facility meant to care for female foster children who are victims of sex trafficking were discovered to be trafficking the...
Restrictions on Texas Voting Could Tighten Under Republican Bill Advanced by Senate Committee
After more than five hours of public testimony, largely in opposition, a Texas Senate committee on Friday night advanced a wide-ranging elections bill that...
Debate Between Texas GOP Attorney General Candidates Got Heated, Even Though Incumbent Ken Paxton...
A debate between Republican Texas attorney general candidates turned into an all-out brawl Thursday as Land Commissioner George P. Bush and former Texas Supreme...
Republican State Sen. Dawn Buckingham Is Set to Run for Texas Land Commissioner
State Sen. Dawn Buckingham, R-Lakeway, is set to run for land commissioner, according to two sources familiar with the decision who are not authorized...
John Cornyn Says Bipartisan Gun Legislation Won’t Include Weapons Bans Or Expanding Background Checks
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the lead GOP negotiator in the Senate’s efforts to pass bipartisan gun safety legislation, is managing expectations over...
Houston ISD Superintendent Accused Of Funneling Tax Dollars Out Of State
A state lawmaker and Houston teachers are calling for Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles to be investigated after a Spectrum News report...
After Learning Hard Lessons In Austin, Greg Casar To Take Congressional Progressive Caucus In...
WASHINGTON — In 2019, Austin repealed a ban on camping in the city. It was a priority championed by the city council’s most progressive...
As federal earmarks return, most Texas Republicans abstained from bringing home the bacon
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